Loss of Digits after Trauma in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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" Loss of Digits after Trauma in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus "
Villanueva, Heidee; Tijunelis, Marius; Shapiro, Sharon; Henderson, Sean O

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	930924
Doc. No	:	LA7k79n8mm
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Villanueva, Heidee; Tijunelis, Marius; Shapiro, Sharon; Henderson, Sean O
Title & Author	:	Loss of Digits after Trauma in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus [Article]\ Villanueva, Heidee; Tijunelis, Marius; Shapiro, Sharon; Henderson, Sean O
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	9/1
Date	:	2008
Abstract	:	A 19-year-old female with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) presented with ischemia of her left hand following trauma. Medical therapy was initiated but failed to improve her symptoms, and revision amputation was ultimately performed. The patient’s final diagnosis was digital ischemia due to secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon (RP). The authors discuss diagnosis, complications, and treatment of this relatively uncommon disorder. The authors report this case in order to discuss how secondary RP can be complicated by ischemia and the multidisciplinary approach that needs to take place to prevent the latter from occurring.